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A week after facing Kansas City’s Alex Smith, an opponent they know like family, the 49ers will face a quarterback they wouldn’t recognize if he strolled in their locker room. Ever heard of Austin Davis? No worries. You’re not alone if you’re clueless. Here’s defensive coordinator Vic Fangio when asked if he knew anything about […] More »

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Last week, after reviewing the win over Philly, I wrote that quarterback Colin Kaepernick is playing better than last year. The assessment might strike some as strange, since Kaepernick’s statistics don’t pop. Nevertheless, In the 49ers’ 22-17 home win over Kansas City, Kaepernick’s maturation continued. Kaepernick appears to be looking at the game with new […] More »

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Cowboys safety C.J. Spillman, who is being investigated for sexual assault, was investigated for allegedly attempting to rape a woman last year when he was a member of the 49ers, the New York Daily News reported. More »

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Ventrone, 31, was among their final roster cuts on Aug. 30 despite a successful debut season with the 49ers in 2013. He ranked third in special-teams tackles (15) for a team that ranked fifth in kickoff coverage (20.4) and 13th in punts (8.7). He had a workout with Colts on Friday. More »

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Lloyd, 33, who has been known for high-degree-of-difficulty catches throughout his 11-year career, did it again in a 22-17 win over the Chiefs on Sunday. With the 49ers trailing 17-16 early in the fourth quarter, Lloyd skied over 6-foot-3 cornerback Sean Smith and hung – and hung – in the air to snare a 29-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick. More »

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The ultimate compliment Jim Harbaugh can bestow on one of the 49ers sounds more like an obvious statement of fact: He is a football player. After more than three years with Harbaugh, though, left tackle Joe Staley gets it: Coming from his pigskin-obsessed coach, it is, indeed, high praise. “I think he lives, eats and […] More »

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San Francisco’s Joe Staley and Kansas City’s Eric Fisher are starting left tackles from Central Michigan who are former first-round picks. And they wish they didn’t have this in common: They’re both in the midst of subpar seasons. More »

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As the 49ers prepare for the Chiefs, here are some quick observations from the last game. -Rookie running back Carlos Hyde bounced his last three runs against the Eagles and gained a total of 6 yards on those runs, despite breaking three total tackles on those three carries. If Hyde had followed the blocks of […] More »

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Chiefs coach Andy Reid had done his homework before Kansas City traded two high-end draft picks to the 49ers for quarterback Alex Smith last year. Reid, then with the Eagles, had studied Smith when he played at Utah and had seen his career slowly blossom from his vantage point on the opposite sideline: Smith started games against the Eagles in 2006, ‘09, ’10 and ’11. More »

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But Bethea’s performance can’t be fully captured on the stat sheet: The nine-year veteran also helped keep Philadelphia’s offense scoreless with his knowledge of their high-octane, no-huddle attack. More »

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Kelly also places a high priority on his players getting the proper amount of sleep, which explains the sleep monitoring bracelets he wants them to wear to bed. With that last item in mind, Kelly, in particular, can’t be thrilled about what happened around 2 a.m. today in advance of their 1:25 p.m. kickoff against the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. More »

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Here’s a synopsis of 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s and offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s Thursday meeting with the media. Fangio: -Beyond the Eagles vaunted no-huddle offense, Fangio said their offensive scheme is solid. He said they have a few pass concepts that they repeat and said their running game is simple and takes advantage of […] More »